Baked Apples with Raspberry topping

Baked apples are naturally sweet and require only some time and fantasy. They can be stuffed with a variety of tasty things such as nuts, dried fruit, grated pumpkin or carrot, white cheese and so on. Autumn apples are so fresh, juicy and sweet that I bake them usually plain, serving with any fresh berry sauce…

Easy Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel)

One easy variation of the apple strudel with raisins. Easy because it uses only 1 layer of dough. The idea of the traditional Apfelstrudel is about a dough rolled around a filling to form many layers. It must be really thin to obtain a flacky texture. And here comes the complexity – stretching the dough without breaking…

Oaty Cookies with Almonds & Fruit (vegan)

Vegan oat cookies stuffed with almonds and dried fruit! From the series “travel bake”:) A portable snack I’ve made once before a trip. These cookies are very crumbly because of the oat flour. Grated juicy apples work great as a wet ingredient, in case you don’t have apple puree like me. The main binding agent…

Spiced Cake with Plums & Walnuts

A spiced cake again! The extremely fragrant bake for cosy evenings at home:) Moist, crumbly and very easy to make. Replace plums with any seasonal fruit of your choice: apples, persimmon, pears, cranberries etc, or native to your location..:) Happy baking!:)Takes 1 hr 10 mins (prep – 25 mins, baking – 45 mins) + coolingServes 8-10…

Spiced Almond Pear Pie

This semi-sweet pear pie is one of those melting-in-your-mouth desserts. Its almond crust is super tender and crumbly, the pear filling is zesty and luscious. Tastes best on the second day when spices enhance the flavour even more. Despite not-so-pretty “dark” look the pie tastes heavenly:) Happy baking! Serves 6-8Takes 1 hr 35 mins (prep –…

German Spice Cookies (with walnuts & raisins)

A festive German cookie recipe for spicy cookie lovers! It’s very simple and contains no butter or shortening. The next day these cookies taste only better! Experiment with spices, nuts and dried fruit, create your own favourite variation:) Happy baking!Takes 35 mins (prep – 25 mins, baking – 10 mins) + cooling 10 minsMakes 18…

Spicey & Gingery Pear Cake (vegan)

Today I’m excited to introduce one fantastic vegan cake by Ally, one of the collaborators of our Vegan Challenge organized in September by Nicolas www.blogtasticfood.com (again, I’m very grateful for this inspiring collaboration!). I’ve altered Ally’s recipe a little bit, the original one with a video tutorial can be found here. This cake amazed me by its incredible…

Wholegrain Banana Bread with Walnuts

This super fragrant and nutty loaf of  banana bread is great for breakfast or brunch. A variation of a classic recipe that includes wholegrain wheat flour, unrefined sugar, honey and spices. It’s easy-to-make and very, very delicious! I’ve overbaked it for 5 minutes. It’s important to accept and practice imperfectness in life:)(: Happy Baking!:) Takes 50 mins…

Raspberry Pie (Tart)

The pie I baked for my mum♥ Basically it represents what I love most in baked goods – lots of fruit and a just little of dough. The pie shell and cookies on top are thin, and the filling is intense and just impossibly delicious. Raspberries can be replaced by cherries, brambles, blue-/bilberries, apples, black and…

Coconut Corn Flour Cookies with Carrot (gluten-free)

Take #4 of gluten-free cookies. This time with carrot flavour and chickpea flour. Chickpea flour absorbs the liquids well, whatever you cook with it. Thus in this recipe it’s important not to overdo with flour (of any type) and kneading the dough. It’s better to leave the dough sticky and place to chill. And even…

Buckwheat Corn Flour Cookies (gluten-free)

The cookies designed for people with gluten intolerance. My first attempt, and it turned out successful. The experimenting with gluten-free recipes goes on, so here will be published some other outcomes too:) Happy baking:) Makes 26 cookies Takes 40 mins (prep – 20 mins, baking – 20 mins)  + cooling Ingredients 2/3 cup buckwheat flour 1 cup…

Baked ricotta Patties with bananas (sugar-free)

Hot ricotta patties with bananas, blueberry jam and yogurt – what can be more pleasing and nourishing in the morning? The key ingredient of these cheesy “crumpets” is full-fat fresh ricotta, or cottage cheese. High in protein and absolutely delicious treat!! Happy cooking!:) Makes 15 Takes 30 mins (prep – 10 mins, baking – 20 mins)…